Telehealth

Also, AIIMS will start requiring teleconsultations for follow-ups next year.

The study of 35 million telehealth visits found that most patients did not require in-person visits within 90 days of online appointments, indicating virtual visits as an effective "alternative, rather than duplicative" care modality.

The Amwell CEO reviews his successful predictions from last year and looks ahead at clinician-initiated telemedicine and virtual care shifting from transactional to transformational.

The result? Greatly improved patient outcomes and big cost savings.

Amidst a nationwide psychiatrist shortage, hospitals are turning to telemedicine as demand for behavioral health services mounts. Dr. Tom Milam, chief medical officer at Iris Telehealth, offers perspective.

The Kansas City-based pediatric health system has been improving outcomes and saving costs on care across a vast rural landscape.

Remote patient monitoring has allowed the health system to maintain patient safety while reducing labor-pool costs.

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One major move was increasing its remote patient monitoring, providing additional tools and support to allow patients to feel comfortable recovering in their own home.

"With AI-enabled remote patient monitoring, we are streamlining our clinical workflow, improving our overhead and, most important, improving patient outcomes," the practice manager reports.